West Broad Village

Calif.-based REIT buys West Broad Village

The bustling center’s developer had to hold the property a little longer than expected, but a complex deal with a tangential connection to a certain presidential hopeful finally came through.

West Broad Village attracts a suitor

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Almost 1 million square feet of the popular Short Pump area mixed-use development might soon have a new owner.

Three’s a coup

All Fired Up, a paint-your-own-ceramics studio, is opening its third location.

Beer and candy coming to West Broad Village

Old Brick Road, West Broad Village’s “Main Street,” continues to come to life with new tenants. Following the opening of The French Boutique last week, a new restaurant and candy store are on the horizon.

Children’s Museum is growing up

On Monday the Children’s Museum of Richmond unveiled a rendering of its new outpost at Short Pump, which is scheduled to open in June.

Retail vacancy continues to rise

Vacancy for retail space in Richmond rose to almost 7 percent at the end of the second quarter. And that could mean banks might soon start taking back some retail properties if tenants don’t start signing leases soon. Meanwhile tenants who do sign leases are getting bigger discounts than six months ago.

New Richmond university set to open in fall

South University, a private institution with six campuses across the southeast United States, is opening a Short Pump location, hopefully by October.